Mondale High School | |
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Type | Public high school |
Motto | Monte desus(French: soar upwards) |
Established | 1982 |
School district | Mitchell's Plain |
Principal | Mr Bridgens (Head Principal - outgoing April 2024), Mrs Hendricks (Head Principal - incoming May 2024) |
Grades | 8-9(senior phase)10-12(FET phase) |
Enrollment | 1300 |
Color(s) | Royal Blue Yellow |
Website | Official Website |
Mondale High School is a school in the Western Cape, South Africa. The school was founded in 1982. [1]
The school's name is derived from the names of two roads running adjacent to the school: Montague drive and Merrydale avenue.
Fees are R 2,717 (approx. $247) but collection is very poor as it serves a community where there are very high rates of crime and unemployment. Despite this, academic performance is very good with a 100% pass rate in the NSC examinations in 2015 . The school has also won the A-section athletics competition 23 times in the last 25 years. It has produced 13 provincial athletes and soccer players who have played in the Premier League and for the national team. It has also performed well in provincial quiz competitions, winning twice.
Mondale is renowned for its academic excellence. Despite the fact that it is situated in a poverty-stricken area, it still maintains a high matric pass rate. [2] Here is Mondale High School pass rate for the past decade: [3] [4]
Year | Total student/ matriculants | Percentage Pass rate |
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2016 | ------ | 99. 6 |
2015 | ------ | 100 |
2014 | 245 | 97.6 |
2013 | 246 | 99.6 |
2012 | 213 | 95.3 |
2011 | 164 | 95.1 |
2010 | 239 | 90.4 |
2009 | 240 | 92.1 |
2008 | 242 | 97.5 |
2007 | 236 | 91.1 |
2006 | 209 | 96.7 |
2005 | 219 | 97.3 |
2004 | 196 | 99 |
2003 | 229 | 99.6 |
2002 | 177 | 97.7 |
2001 | 214 | 99.1 |
2000 | 210 | 96.7 |
Awards for Academic Excellence National award for most improved school in Western Cape |
Cape Town Junior City Council (J.C.C.) 2009/2010 Monique Petersen Joretha Houlies Navelle Abrahams Demi-lee Adonis 2012/2013 Thandokazi Sineke - Junior Mayor (J.C.C.) |
Argus quiz competition / Rotary high school competition 1994 Semi finalists 1995 Champions Sadeeqah Phillips Yumna Abdurahman Naseem Fataar Theodore Jones 1996 Champions |
Cape Argus quiz competition 2012 Runner Up 2nd place Craig Bowers Chanelle Petersen Lisa Felton Nicole Soloman Kaylin Joshua 2013 5th Place |
SAIPA (South Africa Institute of Professional Accountants) Top performers: Dinaledi School (Western Cape) Provincial Award 1st Timwen Hendricks - Mondale High 2nd Mishka Isaacs - Mondale High 3rd Tiffany Klink - Mondale High |
UCT Mathematics 2007 Liam Baker (grade 10B) Member of the W.C. math team 3rd place Gold medal 2008 Liam Baker (grade 11) Gold 1st in Western Province South African Mathematics team - Madrid (Spain) Pan African Olympaid - Contonou (Benin) 2009 Liam Baker (grade 12) Gold 2nd in Western Province South African Mathematics team - Austria International Olympaid - Bremem Germany |
De Beer English Olympiad Award Matthew Jones - Silver 70% Sage Davidson - Bronze 60%+ Elethea Barkley - Bronze 60%+ Nicolette Bergsman - Bronze 60%+ Nikita Killian - Bronze 60%+ Chad Klaasen - Bronze 60%+ Cruscenda Witbooi - Bronze 60%+ Marco Lawrence - Bronze 60%+ Zaahir Abdurahman - Bronze 60%+ |
In 2015 the matric pass rate results were 99.2% (2 pupil failed English), thus being in second place in Mitchell's Plain after Spine Road High achieved 99.3%, the difference being 0.1%. Due to a remark of the English papers, the pupil who failed were said to have passed. This putting Mondale on top of the chart achieving 100%.
Not only is Mondale good at academics but also excels in sporting codes. [5] The school has also won the A-section athletics competition 23 times in the last 25 years. [6] It has produced 13 provincial athletes and soccer players who have played in the Premier League and for the national team.
2016 - Champions A-section (Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2015 - Champions A-section (Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2014 - Champions A-section (Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2013 - Champions A-section (Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2012 - Champions A-section (False Bay / Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2011 - Champions A-section (False Bay / Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2010 - Champions A-section (False Bay / Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2009 - 2nd Place A-section (False Bay / Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2008 - Champions A-section (False Bay / Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2007 - Champions A-section (False Bay / Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2006 - Champions A-section (False Bay / Southern Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2005 - Champions A-section (False Bay Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2004 - Champions A-section (False Bay Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2003 - Champions A-section (False Bay Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2002 - Champions A-section (False Bay Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2001 - Champions A-section (False Bay Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
2000 - Champions A-section (False Bay Zone) W.P.S.S.S.U.
1999 - 2nd Place A-section (False Bay Zone ) W.P.S.S.S.U.
1998 - Winners A-section (False Bay Zone ) W.P.S.S.S.U.
1997 - Winners A-section (False Bay Zone ) W.P.S.S.S.U.
1996 - Winners A-section (False Bay Zone ) W.P.S.S.S.U.
1995 - The Stainer Shield Athletic Champions (Pinelands/Plumstead/Westerford/Mondale)
1994 - The Stainer Shield Athletic Champions (Pinelands/Plumstead/Westerford/Mondale)
1993 - The Stainer Shield Athletic Champions (Pinelands/Plumstead/Westerford/Mondale)
1992 - The Stainer Shield Athletic Champions (Pinelands/Plumstead/Westerford/Mondale)
1991 - Winners A-section - Champion of Champions Athletic Winners
1990 - Winners A-section - Champion of Champions Athletic Winners
1989 - Winners A-section - Champion of Champions Athletic Winners
1988 - Winners A-section - Champion of Champions Athletic Winners
1987 - Winners A-section - Champion of Champions Athletic Winners
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The FET phase partially begins at the fourth term of grade 9. Pupils choose 7subjects (4 compulsory, 3 selective). The subjects chosen depend on the pupil's marks on the third term of the grade 9 academic year (e.g you need 60% in the third term in grade 9 natural sciences to do Physical Science in grade 10 and 50% in grade 9 Mathematics to do Pure Mathematics in grade 10). The classes are then ranked from A to G with the top 40 students being in grade 10 A class although they can choose other classes depending on the subjects they want to do. All subjects from 10 A-G are different, with grade 10 A-C getting more difficult subjects than the rest. The subjects are not chosen individually but chosen in packages. The pupil are to continue with the subjects till the final year/matric (grade 12) unless there are difficulties with a subject.
Compulsory subjects
Selective subjects (only allowed to choose three)
Grade 10 A- D are pure mathematics classes. Grade 10 A-C are physical sciences and life sciences classes. The subjects for 2017 were as follows:
Grade 10A
Grade 10B
Grade 10C
Grade 10D
Grade 10E
Grade 10F and G
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